Reflections on the past

doc Personality cards (ddr-csujad-26-37)

Journal entries written by high school students discussing their observations and perspectives on a variety of topics including classes, class discussions, grades, exams, homework and studying, school activities, graduation, social events, carnival fundraiser for yearbook, and complaints about school conditions. Each entry includes the full date and student name. The entries were part of a class …

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doc Chapter 2, 3, 4, 5 personality cards (ddr-csujad-26-32)

Journal entries written by high school students discussing their observations and perspectives on a variety of topics including weather, social interactions, barracks noise, the desire to leave camp, prospect of discrimination, reflections on "one year since 'evacuation,'" and the journey to camp. Each entry includes the full date and student name. The entries were part of …

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doc Personality cards (ddr-csujad-26-44)

Journal entries written by high school students discussing their observations and perspectives on a variety of topics including social and cultural differences, personality conflicts, friendships, social interactions, school, dogs, memories, reflections on camp life, weather, a friend in the military visiting his parents in camp, hobbies, and opinions about other people and daily life. Each entry …

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doc Personality cards (ddr-csujad-26-43)

Journal entries written by high school students discussing their observations and perspectives on a variety of topics including family interactions, memories, homesickness, friendships, social interactions, school, self-reflection, juvenile delinquency, peer behaviors, death, religion, opinions, and worldviews. Each entry includes the full date and student name. The entries were part of a class assignment and collected for …

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doc Chapter 11 personality cards (ddr-csujad-26-36)

Journal entries written by high school students discussing their observations and perspectives on a variety of topic including a fundraising carnival, yearbooks, class subjects and discussions, sports, homework, books, and teachers. Each entry includes the full date and student name. The entries were collected as part of a class assignment and used for the Japanese American …

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doc Official program Poston memorial monument dedication (ddr-csujad-35-18)

A booklet for a program of the Poston memorial monument dedication held on October 6, 1992 in the Poston camp in Arizona. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: kuw_01_16_001

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doc Poston I reunion IV, "omoide no tabi-memories of a journey" to the Colorado River Relocation Center 55 years ago (ddr-csujad-35-20)

A booklet published for 55 year Poston I reunion held in Torrance, California, October 24-26, 1997. Current addresses in "Directory of attendees and participants," are redacted. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: kuw_01_18_001

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av From Citizen to suspect: Long Beach and Terminal Island stories (ddr-csujad-51-1)

A discussion panel recorded at the Historical Society of Long Beach gallery during the "Long Beach Remembers Pearl Harbor" exhibition. Panel members included Joe Ozaki and Naomi Hirahara with moderator Karen Harper. Guests told their stories of life in Long Beach and Terminal Island before, during, and after World War II. The Speaker Series was a …

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img Archie Miyatake in front of a bust of his father, Toyo, who documented life at Manzanar through photographs (ddr-csujad-52-43)

Caption below image reads, "TIME TO REMEMBER--Archie Miyatake sits in his Los Angeles photographer's studio Wednesday and ponders his family's ordeal at the Manzanar relocation camp for Japanese-Americans during WWII. In background is a bust of his father, Toyo, whose hanuting and illicit photos of Manzanar camp life help keep alive the nation's shame for a …

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img George Takei stands with commemorative plaque designating Manzanar a State Monument (ddr-csujad-52-37)

Caption on the back of the photograph, created by NBC Television/KNBC 4 Los Angels, reads, "Host George Takei stands with the commemorative plaque designating Manzanar a State Monument in a special repeat telecast of EXPRESSION: EAST-WEST's half-hour examination of Manzanar and other 1942 relocation camps, airing Sat., May 5 at 2:30 p.m. on KNBC/Channel 4. Other …

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img Kazue Seo stands at a Buddhist altar (ddr-csujad-52-38)

Elderly woman, with hair pulled back and wearing glasses, standing in front of a shrine featuring many small bowls and pots and flowers. Caption printed when the image was used in the Press-Telegram on August 15, 1976, reads, "Kazue Seo reminisces before Buddhist shrine about mass evacuation and imprisonment" and a quote states, "We Were Feared …

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doc [Newspaper clipping titled:] My family's wartime experience (ddr-csujad-55-2008)

Commentary published in "Nichi Bei times" regarding Otani's reflections on her experience during World War II and her father's experience being fired from his job as a railroad worker. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2111

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doc Journey into yesterday: the way we were: reunion Poston II High School class of 1943, '44, '45 (ddr-csujad-55-2721)

Pamphlet of Poston II High School reunion, class of 1943, 1944, and 1945. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2885

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doc Nisei volunteers for the U.S. Army (ddr-csujad-55-1863)

Essay by Lieutenant Colonel Roy Takai about his experience being forcefully removed to Poston incarceration camp, serving in the armed forced during World War II, and the controversy surrounding voluntary enlistment among Nisei in incarceration camps. From the Poston II Reunion Program. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1866

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doc Poston I 1942-1992 50 year camp reunion (ddr-csujad-55-2704)

Colorado River Relocation Center reunion held at Torrance Mariott Hotel, Torrance, California. The pamphlet includes memories, recollections, remembrances, and reminiscence. Includes historical photographs at Poston camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2868

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doc 47th anniversary Poston II Relocation Camp (ddr-csujad-55-2722)

Pamphlet of the Poston II reunion held at Doubletree Hotel, Monterey, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2886

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doc Okole House reunion (ddr-csujad-55-2716)

Photo-booklet of the Okole House reunion held August 10-13, 1993. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2880

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doc Economic loss survey of Pacific Coast evacuees (ddr-csujad-55-176)

Survey form on economic loss of incarcerees, completed by George A. Nakano. Includes personal data, estimated losses, accounts, fees, and household losses due to relocation and incarceration. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0178

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doc Tulelake reunion III 1988 memory booklet (ddr-csujad-55-2717)

Pamphlet of Tule Lake reunion III held at Red Lion Inn, Sacramento, California. Includes current photographs of people who attended the reunion. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2881

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doc Tulelake reunion III (ddr-csujad-55-2709)

Pamphlet of Tule Lake reunion III held at Sacramento, California, May 27-30, 1988. Includes historical photographs of people incarcerated at Tule Lake camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2873

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doc Letter from Bill Clinton, President of the United States, September 16, 1996 (ddr-csujad-55-127)

Form letter from Bill Clinton to incarcerees and their families. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0129

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doc Topaz reunion '98 (ddr-csujad-55-2711)

Pamphlet of 1998 Topaz reunion held at Doubletree Hotel, San Jose, California, May 29-31, 1998. Includes historical information and photographs from excerpts from a Salt Lake City publication, December 28-31,1942. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2875

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doc 50th anniversary Tule Lake reunion (ddr-csujad-55-2706)

Pamphlet of the 50th anniversary Tule Lake reunion IV held at Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California, May 22-24, 1992. The pamphlet includes past and present photographs of people incarcerated at Tule Lake. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2870

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2706/

doc Tule Lake reunion V, May 19-20, 1995 (ddr-csujad-55-2715)

Pamphlet of the Tule Lake reunion V held at Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2879

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2715/

img Reconstructed guard tower at Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-55-1594)

Color photograph depicting the reconstructed guard tower at Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1596

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1594/

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